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The Confederacy:
Nu 1863, with armies elsewhere in retreat, General Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia became the Confederacy's greatest hope for victory and independence. He produced an improbable, brilliant victory at Chancellorsville in May 1863. By 1864, dwindling manpower and supplies forced Lee to fight on the defensive against a formidable adversary: Grant. Confederate independence hinged on the survival of Lee's army. |